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Ranked in 2013 | Best Law Schools Rankings Methodology
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| Rank | School name | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment (full-time) | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #102 |
St. Louis University
St. Louis, MO |
$36,885 per year (full-time) | 709 |
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| #96 |
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA |
$1,456 per credit (full-time) | 693 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Southwestern Law School
Los Angeles, CA |
$43,850 per year (full-time) | 691 | |
| #33 |
University of Wisconsin‒Madison
Madison, WI |
$21,347 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,043 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 690 | |
| #56 |
Temple University (Beasley)
Philadelphia, PA |
$19,788 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,718 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 688 | |
| #105 |
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX |
$22,518 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,148 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 688 | |
| #98 |
Villanova University
Villanova, PA |
$38,910 per year (full-time) | 684 | |
| Rank Not Published |
St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL |
$36,226 per year (full-time) | 678 | |
| #91 |
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA |
$29,468 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,444 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 677 | |
| #25 |
Indiana University‒Bloomington (Maurer)
Bloomington, IN |
$29,946 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,021 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 665 | |
| #33 |
University of Georgia
Athens, GA |
$18,058 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,480 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 663 | |
| #96 |
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY |
$45,690 per year (full-time) | 661 | |
| #11 |
Duke University
Durham, NC |
$50,750 per year (full-time) | 660 | |
| #48 |
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL |
$19,731 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,744 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 658 | |
| #140 |
St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX |
$30,566 per year (full-time) | 642 | |
| #18 |
University of Southern California (Gould)
Los Angeles, CA |
$52,598 per year (full-time) | 637 | |
| #126 |
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA |
$41,448 per year (full-time) | 635 | |
| #76 |
Louisiana State University‒Baton Rouge (Hebert)
Baton Rouge, LA |
$18,618 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,006 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 634 | |
| #48 |
University of Houston
Houston, TX |
$29,748 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,699 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 632 | |
| #98 |
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC |
$21,688 per year (in-state, full-time); $43,398 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 632 | |
| Rank Not Published |
California Western School of Law
San Diego, CA |
$43,700 per year (full-time) | 629 | |
| #47 |
University of Illinois‒Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL |
$38,497 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,917 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 627 | |
| #134 |
William Mitchell College of Law
St. Paul, MN |
$36,020 per year (full-time) | 624 | |
| #33 |
College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe)
Williamsburg, VA |
$27,800 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,800 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 618 | |
| #61 |
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA |
$44,980 per year (full-time) | 618 |
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